Here is a roundup of news and articles regarding libraries and library professionals.
2024 Holiday Gift Guide for Librarians and Book Lovers-Giving gifts feels great, but shopping for them can be stressful. We’re here to help you reduce the anxiety and bring some of the fun back this holiday season. This roundup of bookish gifts focuses on presents to entertain, delight, and inspire the family, friends, and colleagues on your list. And to help reduce the pressure on your wallet, items start at $10, and everything is under $50.
Books and Barks: Library Pet Programs for Everyone-Libraries are going all out to celebrate their furry friends. From therapy dogs that help kids build reading confidence to cat-themed storytimes and library pet spotlights, these creative programs are warming hearts and sparking inspiration.
Winter Reading Challenge-December is a great time to offer a Winter Reading Challenge. The rush of summer reading has finally ended and you are no longer suffering those anxiety dreams of forgotten programs or mis-booked performers, right? It’s almost the time to start thinking of next year, and this is the perfect way to remind patrons of how much fun reading programs can be at the library. Winter Reading is also a good time to test out some different methods of reading challenges.
Native American Languages, Alive at the Library-Two important collections of Native American heritage have been digitized and placed on the Library of Congress’ website, enabling readers and researchers to dig into histories that are not widely known.